"Wow, is this our new home?" Little Female Slave eagerly charged into the new house.
"No, it's my new home. You're only staying here temporarily," Zhang Heng said.
"Hmph, stingy."
"..."
The Domus Commodus had given Zhang Heng was not in the same area where Decius lived, but it was also a famous wealthy district in Rome. And just as Commodus had said, it was closer to the imperial palace, making it convenient for Zhang Heng to travel between the palace and his residence.
Perhaps because Zhang Heng lived alone, Commodus had not given him an overly large house. Even so, the new residence occupied about as much land as Macrus's Domus. The front hall in particular was exceptionally spacious, with excellent lighting and a long, narrow rainwater pool. It was fully furnished as well, and Commodus had even given Zhang Heng two additional servants to help him manage the house.
Little Female Slave was immersed in the joy of moving into a new home, racing all over the courtyard and touching everything in sight. Meanwhile, Zhang Heng had the two servants carry the luggage inside. Then he turned and entered the study, took two bottles of wine from a cabinet, and poured himself a glass.
After settling the trouble at the mine, he had been fairly relaxed lately. With Decius around, he did not need to visit the site every day to monitor the construction progress. Aside from the monthly gladiatorial performances and the occasional trip back to the eastern district to handle matters involving soap that Marcus could not resolve, he spent most of his days absorbing the assassin techniques taught to him by the Persian Old Trainer.
His assassin skill had now risen to lv2, which meant he had more or less crossed the threshold into the